Key Tweets from @MarkGraban – Week of August 24, 2015

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2nd edition of my book @leanhospitals in Chinese – #lean pic.twitter.com/PUQFqLmGEg

— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 25, 2015

It's time for policies on #cellphone use in #operatingrooms @MGHSurgery http://t.co/Zcosu2CmZi pic.twitter.com/MRo5iTQVlk

— Mass General Heart (@MGHHeartHealth) August 22, 2015

21 Tweetable Kaizen Quotes to Inspire http://t.co/nXxEpueLjk

— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 24, 2015

New building, better processes? "Parkland has adopted hundreds of safety reforms to avoid further federal scrutiny." http://t.co/B3gW21jpp3

— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 24, 2015

What the what? "#SixSigma is one of the tools used to implement #lean." pic.twitter.com/8VK9lUlGXs

— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 24, 2015

"There was no coordination" in the hospital, making it difficult for patients to sleep http://t.co/PMW48ArwuU

— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 24, 2015

But #patientsafety is a top priority? — Time-out designed to avoid surgical mistakes being largely ignored http://t.co/gTjtf5yA7c

— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 25, 2015

One reason you don't need DMAIC in a #Lean context… often, you can and even NEED to improve without Measuring (the M in DMAIC)

— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 25, 2015

Nice interview with @zeynepton… On GPS: Why happier employees mean higher profits @CNN http://t.co/teLnIkKtWN #lean

— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 26, 2015

It's not #Lean to do what's described in this story, even if the hospital labeled it as such. pic.twitter.com/xeit2KOQRm

— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 26, 2015

"It is wrong to suppose that if you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it – a costly myth." W. Edwards Deming http://t.co/3HTUdqW3xy

— The Deming Institute (@DemingInstitute) August 26, 2015

Arbitrary dichotomies like this don't correct portray the essence of #Lean pic.twitter.com/2uhtURJePe

— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 27, 2015

Learn about my #Lean Workshops that can be brought to your organization http://t.co/lNnYhlC51j #Kaizen #Deming

— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 27, 2015

Quality first! A big #Lean conference lists "PCDA" as a keyword for workshop submissions. Oops! #NobodysPrefect pic.twitter.com/ZXDtCrLGq4

— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 27, 2015

Vikings stadium death – "couldn’t say whether the two workers were wearing safety harnesses" http://t.co/dANC9nEEAo

— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 27, 2015

Done. Download free visual book notes for 'The Goal' :: http://t.co/DUtb2sKep3 #lean pic.twitter.com/zl2fquI0yN

— Todd Clarke (@toddaclarke) August 27, 2015

.@cindyalvarez "We've never done it that way" is a close cousin to "But we've always done it that way." Both are harmful.

— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 27, 2015

"What's the ROI of going to Japan to study #Lean?" I dunno, I can't guarantee that you'll pay attention & apply yourself at home ;-)

— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 28, 2015

No, that's #SixSigma. "In #lean management programs, there are levels of belts based upon the colors found in karate" http://t.co/0knKCkG5fQ

— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 28, 2015

"gigantic 6×9' boards with pockets that have statistics, graphs, etc which neither the staff nor" patients understand http://t.co/0knKCkG5fQ

— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 28, 2015